INTERVIEW: The 2024 Sound Money Index and Legislative Progress
By Money Metals Mike Maharrey: I am Mike Maharrey. I am a financial analyst and journalist for Money Metals, and I’m here today with Jp…
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IRS Rakes In Record $4.9 Trillion In Taxes From Americans Amid Enforcement Crackdown
Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) raked in a record $4.9 trillion in taxes from Americans…
The Evil of the Residential Property Tax
By Ryan McMaken According to the Case-Shiller index, home prices have increased 44 percent since February 2020. That’s just an average, of course, and some…
Sound Money Movement Strikes Gold in 2023
Against the backdrop of high inflation rates and geopolitical uncertainty, states are increasingly enacting measures that encourage saving in precious metals and even using gold…
UN “Climate” Summit: End Energy (In US), Global Taxes, War on Humanity
It’s about control of energy and, hence, about controlling economic activity. Abundant, cheap energy cannot be controlled; thus, it must be destroyed. Don’t overthink the…
2024 Sound Money Index Highlights Problematic States, Positive Reforms
By Money Metals With inflation, debt, and financial instability continuing to make headlines, a new national scorecard exposes Vermont, New Jersey, Maine, and Minnesota as…
December 6 Rally To Save Vital NYC Programs!
By Neenah Payne New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced that on December 31, he will cut funding for the following valuable organizations to…
“New Years’ Nightmare”: IRS Targets Gig Workers, Sends 30 Million New Tax Forms
By Naveen Athrappully A new IRS tax on gig workers would result in additional documentation that will create confusion among individual taxpayers as the agency…
US Post Office Loses $6.5 Billion, Postmaster Blames Inflation And Junk Mail
By Mike Shedlock, MishTalk The post office expected to make money this year. It did not come close. Let’s investigate why… Postmaster Blames Inflation CNN…
Biometric Authentication Pilot for Online Tax Registration Begins in India
By Ayang Macdonald A pilot that will require Indians to submit their biometrics while registering for a new Goods and Services Tax (GST) number on…
Congress Sneaks In Stealth $34,000 Pay Raise; Gaetz, AOC Among More Than 200 Lawmakers To Benefit
By Tyler Durden As House Democrats were set to hand power over to the Republicans following their midterm loss, they slipped a provision into the…
House Weaponization Panel Gets IRS To End “Abusive” Surprise Visits; Taibbi Thanks Jim Jordan
By Tyler Durden House Republicans on the GOP’s “weaponization” subcommittee said in a Friday report that the IRS has agreed to end its “abusive” policy…
Which Countries Receive The Most Foreign Aid From The US?
By Tyler Durden The United States provided more than $50 billion in aid to over 150 countries and territories, regional funds, and NGOs in 2021. Each year,…
Microsoft Must Pay $28.9 Billion In Back-Taxes
By Tyler Durden “That’s a nice little business you got there, it would be a pity if the IRS confiscated it…” In an 8K filed…